Deadlift Archives - Power Rack Strength https://www.powerrackstrength.com/category/deadlift/ Cutting Edge Strength Training & Athletic Resilience Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:33:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Jett Jackson Part 5: Meet Day, Massive PRs, and a Podium Finish https://www.powerrackstrength.com/jett-jackson-part-5-meet-day-massive-prs-and-a-podium-finish/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:30:15 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43960 Meet week was finally here. I landed in Chicago Friday evening, June 13th, with Jett scheduled to lift about 24 hours later at USA Powerlifting Nationals. This was going to be his first real national-level powerlifting meet, and USA Powerlifting has a reputation for being strict.

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]]> Jett Jackson Series Part 4: How We Peaked a 17-Year-Old for USA Nationals in Six Weeks https://www.powerrackstrength.com/jett-jackson-series-part-4-how-we-peaked-a-17-year-old-for-usa-nationals-in-six-weeks/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:30:07 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43931 Coming out of Part 3, Jett had already made significant progress. He was sitting right around 220 pounds, had filled out through his shoulders, traps, glutes, and legs, and was doing about 85% of the core work I had assigned him. For a 17-year-old, I will take that.

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]]> Jett Jackson Part 3: Surviving 10 Weeks of Competition and Peaking For Nationals https://www.powerrackstrength.com/jett-jackson-part-3-surviving-10-weeks-of-competition-and-peaking-for-nationals/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:30:59 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43903 When I started working with Jett Jackson last August, the goal was to build capacity, attack weak points, improve how he moved, and give him a foundation that could actually support the strength he was developing.

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]]> Jett Jackson Part 2: How Jett Jackson Added 300 Pounds to His Total in Less Than a Year https://www.powerrackstrength.com/jett-jackson-part-2-how-jett-jackson-added-300-pounds-to-his-total-in-less-than-a-year/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:30:50 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43860 In part one of this series, I covered my initial assessment of Jett Jackson and explained why I immediately recognized that he was an outlier. He had tremendous genetic potential, but he also needed structure, accountability, and very specific instructions.

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]]> Jett Jackson Part 1: Identifying the Potential https://www.powerrackstrength.com/jett-jackson-part-1-identifying-the-potential/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:00:11 +0000 https://www.powerrackstrength.com/?p=43830 Last August, I received a message from a father named Jason Jackson about his 17-year-old son, Jett. Like many fathers, Jason believed his son had serious athletic potential. I have heard that story plenty of times over the years.

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